Northern America vs Paraguay: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita

Northern America
12.54 kg/cap
in 2024
Paraguay
34.55 kg/cap
in 2024
Northern America rank
4th
Paraguay rank
4th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Northern America
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 34.55 kg/cap against 12.54 kg/cap in Northern America, a difference of 22.01 kg/cap.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 2.8 times Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.

Northern America ranks 4th and Paraguay ranks 4th of 29 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 17.17 kg/cap 0.5389 kg/cap 16.63 kg/cap Northern America
1970s 21.23 kg/cap 0.532 kg/cap 20.69 kg/cap Northern America
1980s 17.89 kg/cap 1.68 kg/cap 16.21 kg/cap Northern America
1990s 15.72 kg/cap 2.96 kg/cap 12.76 kg/cap Northern America
2000s 13.95 kg/cap 16.8 kg/cap 2.84 kg/cap Paraguay
2010s 13.7 kg/cap 31.23 kg/cap 17.52 kg/cap Paraguay
2020s 12.84 kg/cap 33.18 kg/cap 20.34 kg/cap Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Northern America or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 34.55 kg/cap against 12.54 kg/cap in Northern America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Northern America and Paraguay?
22.01 kg/cap, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Paraguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Northern America and Paraguay rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Northern America ranks 4th and Paraguay ranks 4th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,784 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf